PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. for $16.1 million to complete periodic nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps' Philadelphia District, the U.S. Coast Guard  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 13 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Jennings announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they we  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, FEMA is announcing that seven states and the District of Columbia will receive a combined $50 million in capitalization grants to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters. These capitalization grants, provided through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program, and made possible by President B  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: National Governors Association Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu welcomed governors, national experts and students to New Hampshire for the first in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Gov. Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Maine Gov. Janet Mills, M  more

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency issued the following news release: By Keith Desbois, DeCA public affairs specialist Commissary patrons who use their benefit to buy fresh fish expect the best product possible at significant savings. That's the value Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) senior leaders were looking for when they visited the Honolulu Fish Auction Aug. 16. John Hall, DeCA director and CEO, along with Marine Sgt. Maj.   more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Monica Ricci, 514th Air Mobility Wing "Flexibility is the key to airpower." It's an age-old saying in the Air Force that Master Sgt. Darlene Carlino, a personnel systems manager with the 514th Force Support Squadron, knows to be true after returning from her first deployment overseas. Carlino deployed to the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, a specialty consumer finance company operating from Cincinnati, Ohio. The settlement resolves a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing practices with consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $35 million settlement with leasing company Tempoe, LLC following an investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing practices. A bipartisan multistate investigation of 42 attorneys general revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled people to believe they were signing up for an installment pl  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a substantial new investment to expand and upgrade the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, creating more than 300 jobs and preserving this site as a key economic generator for Staten Island. The projected investment of $200-$300 million - the largest in the facility's his  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced a substantial new investment to expand and upgrade the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, creating more than 300 jobs and preserving this site as a key economic generator for Staten Island. The projected investment of $200-$300 million - the largest in the facility's history - was sec  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced this week a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, that ends the company's misleading leasing practices and relieves consumers of unfair payment obligations. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices misled consumers into signing complicated ag  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $960,000 grant to The Enterprise Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to establish the Infrastructure Innovations and Business Opportunities Center in Newark, New Jersey. This grant will connect socially and economically disadvantaged contractors and bu  more